Hi all!
Recently, I made the decision to do all online classes for my college to save money, and when my local rink finally opened for the season (yay!) the manager dropped my name to the head of the recreational department because that person to run/coach LTS had to stop due to medical purposes. Needless to say, the head of the recreational department reached out and offered me to teach the LTS program, which I hesitantly accepted because no one else would teach the program; back down at college and the rink I skated, I helped my coach teach LTS. However, I have my concerns regarding the idea that he had no clue about and he believes that I dont need certification or anything. Also, my coach hasn't returned my calls .
Firstly, I'm fairly certain I need to be certified to teach, which I'm not even a member of Skate USA yet due to not competing. My coach and rink(s) I've skated at didn't have me register because I didnt have time to compete with a full course load, full as in 21 credits with a resident advisor position, and it wasn't a requirment (bad on me). How do I go about that? Do I signup for skater or instructor.... so many questions and much confusion.
Next, i have a outline of the LTS program from the rink down by my college, but the people/skaters there are different from here. So, i have no idea on how to design lessons each Saturday. I was told that I would have maybe 10-15 (no big deal) skaters per Saturday, sessions are only 3 Saturdays, and I have a mix of kids and adults. However, at my old rink there were different stations for the different levels and at my home rink there will be just one big station. (Maybe I'm freaking out over nothing). Any ideas? I have a thought or two, but I think trying 5o compensate for both kids and adults is making my head spin (probably for no reason )
Thank you!
Recently, I made the decision to do all online classes for my college to save money, and when my local rink finally opened for the season (yay!) the manager dropped my name to the head of the recreational department because that person to run/coach LTS had to stop due to medical purposes. Needless to say, the head of the recreational department reached out and offered me to teach the LTS program, which I hesitantly accepted because no one else would teach the program; back down at college and the rink I skated, I helped my coach teach LTS. However, I have my concerns regarding the idea that he had no clue about and he believes that I dont need certification or anything. Also, my coach hasn't returned my calls .
Firstly, I'm fairly certain I need to be certified to teach, which I'm not even a member of Skate USA yet due to not competing. My coach and rink(s) I've skated at didn't have me register because I didnt have time to compete with a full course load, full as in 21 credits with a resident advisor position, and it wasn't a requirment (bad on me). How do I go about that? Do I signup for skater or instructor.... so many questions and much confusion.
Next, i have a outline of the LTS program from the rink down by my college, but the people/skaters there are different from here. So, i have no idea on how to design lessons each Saturday. I was told that I would have maybe 10-15 (no big deal) skaters per Saturday, sessions are only 3 Saturdays, and I have a mix of kids and adults. However, at my old rink there were different stations for the different levels and at my home rink there will be just one big station. (Maybe I'm freaking out over nothing). Any ideas? I have a thought or two, but I think trying 5o compensate for both kids and adults is making my head spin (probably for no reason )
Thank you!